MSCHE/ACOE Self Study

There are three lecture halls (capacity 75 each; two on first floor and one on second floor) and an auditorium (capacity 242), which are described in more detail in the next section. Fully equipped teaching laboratories (refraction/procedures, geometrical and visual optics, ophthalmic optics, vision science, anatomy and microbiology/histology) are primarily situated on floors 14- 17. Research facilities are located on the 14 th – 17 th floors, with an animal care facility on the 17 th floor. Projects are planned to expand the classrooms on the first floor and improve the capacity of the research space on the 16 th and 17 th floors (page 91). Faculty offices are on the clinic floors, floors 9, 11, 14, 15 and 17 and the basement mezzanine. The 9 th floor is home to Office of Administration and Finance, the 11 th floor to Student Affairs and the 18 th floor to the Offices of the President, Academic Affairs and Institutional Advancement. SUNY System has administrative offices on the 12 th floor, while the metropolitan branch of the SUNY Recruitment Center takes up much of the basement mezzanine. A summary of space allocation in the building is given in Appendix F-2. Current Classroom Technologies When SUNY Optometry moved to its 42nd Street location in 2000, the three lecture halls were designed as fully operational digital classrooms. These classrooms provide the latest in academic technology capabilities, including hard-wired network access from the podium station; power and network capabilities for classroom seating; rear screen LCD projectors that can provide single and dual screen projection; podium PC, laptop connectivity and document camera; DVD, VHS and video conferencing capabilities; and wireless microphone, keyboard and mouse units for the podium. In 2006, the College completed renovation of the 242 seat auditorium space located in the basement level (cost of $2,000,509). This space was upgraded to include state-of-the-art technology comparable to the three main lecture halls with the addition of a larger seating capacity and performance space. Facility Registration with External Agencies The College of Optometry is required to be in compliance and maintain current registrations with a number of Federal, State and City Regulatory agencies as given in Appendix F-3. 7.1.1 The institution provides for the repair, maintenance, replacement, and upgrading of physical facilities and equipment. Equipment Acquisition and Replacement Expenditures for equipment acquisition, replacement and upgrading in the areas of academics (teaching and research), patient care, and information technology for the past three years were as follows:

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